MV Burns Harbor
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.jpg) Burns Harbor (left) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | MV Burns Harbor |
| Namesake | Bethlehem Steel's facility at Burns Harbor, Indiana |
| Builder | Bay Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Yard number | 720[1][2] |
| Launched | 1980[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service as of 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 105 ft (32 m)[1] |
| Draft | |
| Propulsion | four 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 14,000 SHP[3] |
M/V Burns Harbor is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
The ship is 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide, with a carrying capacity of 80,900 deadweight tons at midsummer draft, either coal or iron ore.
History[edit]
The ship was built for Bethlehem Steel and named for their steel mill in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Burns Harbor made its first voyage September 28, 1980 to on-load iron ore in Superior, Wisconsin. American Steamship Company acquired Burns Harbor in 2005.[3] The ship belongs to the same class as fleet mates Walter J McCarthy Jr, Indiana Harbor, American Integrity, and American Century, however Burns Harbor features an extra deck on the aft superstructure, which differentiates it.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "M/V Burns Harbor". American Steamship.